Kurt Masur - Kurt Masur: The Complete Warner Classics Edition - His Teldec & EMI Classics Recordings (70 CD)

Kurt Masur's achievement is defined above all by his relationships with two orchestras exemplifying vastly different traditions. Having spent some 20 years as Kapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, which traces it's roots to the 15th century, he became the transformational music director of the New York Philharmonic, an embodiment of the New World. Through all this, his musical integrity remained consistent. As the New York Times wrote: "He brought to the podium the ardent conviction that music-making was a moral act that could heal the world." Masur himself put things more simply: "My goal is meaningful playing... What counts is to be able to communicate the composer's meaning to the audience... When I conduct Beethoven, I wouldn't like to replace Beethoven. He should be in your mind, not me." This 70CD set consolidates the entirety of the catalogues that Masur built for EMI and Teldec between 1974 and 2009.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10: I. Allegro Brioso
2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10: II. Andante Assai
3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10: III. Allegro Scherzando
4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16: I. Andantino - Allegretto
5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16: II. Scherzo. Vivace
6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16: III. Intermezzo. Allegro Moderato
7. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16: IV. Finale. Allegro Tempestoso
8. Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34

Disc: 2

1. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: I. Andante - Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: II. Tema Con Variazioni
3. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: III. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
4. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53: I. Vivace
5. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53: II. Andante
6. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53: III. Moderato
7. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53: IV. Vivace
8. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: I. Allegro Con Brio
9. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: II. Moderato Ben Accentuato
10. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: III. Toccata. Allegro Con Fuoco
11. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: IV. Larghetto
12. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: V. Vivo

Disc: 3

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: I. Allegro Maestoso
2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: II. Quasi Adagio
3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: III. Allegretto Vivace
4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: IV. Allegro Marziale Animato
5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: I. (A) Adagio Sostenuto Assai
6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: I. (B) Allegro Agitato Assai - Un Poco Più Mosso - Tempo Del Andante
7. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: III. Allegro Deciso - Marziale Un Poco Meno Allegro
8. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: III. (A) Allegro Deciso
9. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: III. (B) Marziale Un Poco Meno Allegro - Un Poco Animato - Un Poco Meno Mosso
10. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: IV. Allegro Animato
11. Franz Schuberts Grosse Fantasie, S. 366
12. Polonaise Brillante, S. 367

Disc: 4

1. Hungarian Fantasy, S. 123
2. Fantasie Über Motiven Aus Beethovens Ruinen Von Athen, S. 122
3. Grande Fantaisie Symphonique Über Themen Aus Berlioz's Lélio, S. 120
4. Malédiction, S. 121
5. Totentanz, S. 126

Disc: 5

1. Ce Qu'on Entend Sur la Montagne. S. 95
2. Tasso, Lamento E Trionfo, S. 96
3. Les Préludes, S. 97
4. Orpheus, S. 98

Disc: 6

1. Prometheus (Symphonic Poem No. 5), S. 99
2. Mazeppa, S. 100
3. Festklänge, S. 101
4. Héroïde Funèbre, S. 102
5. Mephisto Waltz No. 2, S. 111

Disc: 7

1. Hungaria, S. 103
2. Hamlet (Symphonic Poem No. 10), S. 104: (Sehr Langsam Und Düster - Allegro Appassionato Ed Agitato Assai - Sehr Langsam Und Düster Wie Am Anfang)
3. Hunnenschlacht, S. 105
4. Die Ideale, S. 106

Disc: 8

1. Von Der Wiege Bis Zum Grabe, S. 107: I. Die Wiege
2. Von Der Wiege Bis Zum Grabe, S. 107: II. Der Kampf Um's Dasein
3. Von Der Wiege Bis Zum Grabe, S. 107: III. Zum Grabe, Die Wiege Des Zukünftigen Lebens
4. A Faust Symphony, S. 108: I. Faust
5. A Faust Symphony, S. 108: II. Gretchen
6. A Faust Symphony, S. 108: III. Mephistopheles

Disc: 9

1. 2 Episoden Aus Lenau's Faust, S. 110: I. Der Nächtliche Zug
2. 2 Episoden Aus Lenau's Faust, S. 110: II. Der Tanz in Der Dorfschenke (Mephisto-Waltz No. 1)
3. A Dante Symphony, S.109 (1996 Remastered Version): Inferno
4. A Dante Symphony, S.109 (1996 Remastered Version): Purgatorio

Disc: 10

1. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
2. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
3. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro

Disc: 11

1. Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: I. Allegro
2. Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo
3. Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: III. Rondo Alla Polacca
4. Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40
5. Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50

Disc: 12

1. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro Moderato
2. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio Di Molto
3. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
4. Finlandia, Op. 26
5. Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. the Swan of Tuonela
6. Karelia Overture, Op. 10

Disc: 13

1. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: I. Andante Sostenuto - Moderato Con Anima
2. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: II. Andantino in Modo Di Canzona
3. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Pizzicato Ostinato, Allegro
4. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro Con Fuoco

Disc: 14

1. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro Non Troppo
2. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": II. Allegro Con Grazia
3. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro Molto Vivace
4. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio Lamentoso

Disc: 15

1. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: I. Andante - Allegro Con Anima
2. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante Cantabile, Con Alcuna Licenza
3. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: III. Valse. Allegro Moderato
4. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: IV. Finale (Andante Maestoso - Allegro Vivace)

Disc: 16

1. Symphony No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 56, MWV N18 "Scottish": I. Andante Con Moto - Allegro Un Poco Agitato
2. Symphony No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 56, MWV N18 "Scottish": II. Vivace Non Troppo
3. Symphony No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 56, MWV N18 "Scottish": III. Adagio
4. Symphony No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 56, MWV N18 "Scottish": IV. Allegro Vivacissimo - Allegro Maestoso Assai
5. Symphony No. 4 in a Major, Op. 90, MWV N16 "Italian": I. Allegro Vivace
6. Symphony No. 4 in a Major, Op. 90, MWV N16 "Italian": II. Andante Con Moto
7. Symphony No. 4 in a Major, Op. 90, MWV N16 "Italian": III. Con Modo Moderato
8. Symphony No. 4 in a Major, Op. 90, MWV N16 "Italian": IV. Saltarello. Presto

Disc: 17

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: I. Molto Allegro Con Fuoco
2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: II. Andante
3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: III. Presto - Molto Allegro E Vivace
4. Capriccio Brillant in B minor, Op. 22, MWV O8
5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40, MWV O11: I. Allegro Appassionato
6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40, MWV O11: II. Adagio. Molto Sostenuto
7. Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40, MWV O11: III. Finale. Presto Scherzando

Disc: 18

1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro Brillante E Molto Vivace
2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Andante Non Troppo
3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: III. Allegro Con Fuoco
4. Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37: I. Moderato E Risoluto
5. Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37: II. Andante Non Troppo, Quasi Moderato
6. Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37: III. Scherzo. Allegro Giocoso
7. Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37: IV. Finale. Allegro Vivace

Disc: 19

1. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": I. (A) Sinfonia. Maestoso Con Moto - Allegro
2. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": I. (B) Sinfonia. Allegretto Un Poco Agitato
3. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": I. (C) Sinfonia. Adagio Religioso
4. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": II. (A) Allegro Maestoso. "Alles, Was Odem Hat, Lobe Den Herrn!"
5. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": II. (B) Molto Più Moderato Ma Con Fuoco. "Lobe Den Herrn, Meine Seele"
6. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": III. (A) Recitativ. "Saget Es, Die Ihr Erlöst Seid"
7. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": III. (B) Allegro Moderat